{"product_id":"balaclava-1854-j-sweetman-9780850459616","title":"Balaclava 1854: The Charge of the Light Brigade","description":"Osprey's examination of one of the most important battles of the Crimean War (1853-1856). The port of Balaclava was crucial in maintaining the supply lines for the Allied siege of Sevastapol. The Russian attack in October 1854 therefore posed a major threat to the survival of the Allied cause. This book examines in detail the crucial battle of Balaclava, including: the attack on the redoubts; the action of \"the thin red line\" in which an assortment of about 700 British troops, some invalids, were abandoned by their Turkish allies; the subsequent charge of the Heavy Brigade; and the most famous part of the battle: the infamous charge of the Light Brigade.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Sweetman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0850459613\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780850459616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.24w x 0.28d","brand":"J. Sweetman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44756476461311,"sku":"9780850459616","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f306d552-a372-4a8e-a7fa-f1943b5ba191.jpg?v=1706593087","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/balaclava-1854-j-sweetman-9780850459616","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}